“Video showing a Muslim man named Javed brutally killing a Hindu man named Rohit in Delhi.”
What FACTLY found
There is no communal angle involved in this incident. The visuals in the viral video show a murder that occurred in Vinukonda, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, on the night of 17 July 2024. According to news reports and the police, the name of the deceased is Sheikh Rashid, and the name of the accused is Sheikh Jilani. Both the accused and the deceased in this incident are from the Muslim community.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 July 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1775022896363007
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.